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Theories for the digital age: Self regulated learning

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Self regulation of learning is thought to be a characteristic of individual students (Beishuizen, 2008) but increasingly can be contextualised within social learning environments. 2008) Does a community of learners foster self-regulated learning? Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 17 (3), 183-193. Delfino, M.,

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Supporting online learners

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I cover a range of themes around online learning support, and apply several well known theories to explain what is required in digital learning environments. Supporting Online Learners by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

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New wine, new wineskins

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New methods cannot be fully explained or justified by old theories. The rapid influx of new technologies into formal learning environments has created a large amount of disruption to old practices, and it has created a fair amount of stress for those practitioners who have become comfortable with old practices.

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Praxis makes perfect

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My explanation is that praxis is at the nexus - the overlap - between theory and practice. Praxis is the essence of what happens when theory is applied to practice, and can be simplified in this Venn diagram. Theory without action is just theory. Action without theory can be just as hollow. Unported License.

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Digital age learning

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In my Learning is learning post yesterday, I started a debate about andragogy and pedagogy. I held the position that the theory of andragogy (Malcolm Knowles) adds very little to our understanding of learning. Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e's.

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A convenient untruth

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For me, the worst enemy is bad theory. Bad theory, when accepted without challenge, can lead to bad practice. It's insidious, because bad theory that is accepted as fact without a full understanding of its implications, results in bad teaching, and ultimately, learners will suffer. Worse still, as Barbara Prashnig explains: ".it

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We learn by teaching

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Sure, it is my prime responsibility to ensure that my students are given the best opportunities to learn, and I take pride in creating the best possible learning environments and experiences I can offer. I insist that all my students present their learning in seminars, and I also encourage questioning during these seminars.

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